What was found
AUXILIARY CABIN HEAT WAS TURNED ON IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL240. SOON THERE AFTER SMOKE AND FUMES STARTED DEVELOPING IN THE CABIN.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2019
- Submitted
- May 7, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N811VM
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft serial
- 316
- Aircraft time
- 7,966 hours, 6,887 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PT6A67AF
- Engine time
- 7,665 hours, 6,661 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Heater
- Part number
- 9696781504
- Part serial
- 975044
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 7,966 hours, 6,887 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- B, G, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.